Terri Duchsherer

Terri (Petry) Duchsher-

er, 49, Minot, ND, passed

away Saturday, November

13, 2021 at Trinity Hospi-

tal in Minot.

Terri was so excited to

come into this world on

July 12, 1972 that she ar-

rived 8 weeks earlier than

her due date. In true Ter-

ri fashion she was the first

baby in the NICU at Trini-

ty Hospital. She was the

loving daughter to Robert

and JoAnn (Balerud) Petry

and was raised in Minot.

She attended and was

confirmed at Christ Luth-

eran Church. She was

proud to be a Perkett Pan-

ther, Minot Magician and

a Minot State University

Beaver.

Growing up Terri loved

playing with Cabbage

Patch dolls, so much so

that her parents went all

the way to Canada to get

her one because they were

sold out in the United

States. When she was ten,

she received a real-life

doll, her sister Traci. She

treated her like her very

own. She was protective,

loving, dressed her, and

made sure she knew how

much she loved her. She

loved her beloved dogs

Penny, Soxsy and Sam-

my. Her love for dogs

would continue

throughout her whole life.

In her high school years,

she was the track manager

and quickly received the

nickname “Pete” from her

coach Glee Mayer, and it

stuck for life.

Terri was a workhorse.

She loved working for

Todd Berning and Jeffery

Miller at M&S Conces-

sions and Coke. Todd

would still call her to this

day and say “Hey Pete, I

got a project for you” and

without hesitation she

would say “yes”. She also

loved working at the

Dakota Flat track where

she quickly took over as

the manager. The Flat

Track would hold a spe-

cial place in her heart, as

this is where her and Jim

met. This is also where

Jim chose to propose. Jim

called her down from the

tower, which she wasn’t

happy about because she

was busy and got mad at

him for interrupting her,

until he got down on one

knee and asked her to be

his.

In 1996, Terri graduated

from MSU with a

bachelors in Education.

Terri’s love of teaching

came from her beloved

mom and all the teachers

that paved the way for

her. She loved her school

kids like they were her

own. The teachers she

taught with became fami-

ly. She would do any-

thing to help out her

school, PTA, parents or a

child. The teachers, staff

and students at Longfel-

low Elementary School

were like a second family

to her.

On May 12, 2007, Terri

married the love of her

life Jim Duchsherer.

Their honeymoon took

them on a trip to Disney

World where both fell in

love with the magic. This

quickly turned into yearly

trips and a lifetime of

memories. She also loved

spending the weekends at

the racetrack, working

and watching Jim do what

he loved. On December

21st, 2012, Jim and Terri

had their perfect son Jim-

my. She loved nothing

more than being a wife

and mother. Jimmy, just

like his mama, came into

this world 3 months early.

You wouldn’t know it to

this day that their sweet

boy weighted 2 lbs 6 oz.

Jimmy was the light of

Terri’s life. Being a mom

was a dream come true.

Together, Terri, Jim and

Jimmy created many

memories that they will

hold dear to their hearts

for the days, months, and

years ahead.

Her loving family in-

cludes: husband of 14

years, Jim, Minot; son,

Jimmy (8), at home; sister,

Traci (Durant) Lund, and

their children, Harper and

Gage, Crosby, ND;

brother-in-law, Joe (A-

manda) Duchsherer, and

their children, Oliver and

Logan; sister-in-law, Judy

Duchsherer (Colin Ryan)

and their son, Carter,

Minot; her hockey broth-

ers, Devin (Mandy) Zim-

mer and Reed Low; aunt,

Meribeth Neacy, Brooks-

ville, FL.

Terri was preceded in

death by: her mother,

JoAnn; father-in-law, Jim

Duchsherer.

Funeral: Friday, No-

vember 19, 2021, at 4:00

p.m. at Christ Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: Thursday

from 5 to 7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

In lieu of flowers, a sav-

ings account has been set

up for her son, Jimmy, at

First International Bank

and Trust.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to the

Christ Lutheran Church

website:

https://vimeo.com/

event/1525045

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).